Improvement in box-fasteners



O. GEIEPM Box-Fastener.

No. 203,907. Patented May 21,1878.

Winosses. Inventor.

NYPETERS. FHOYO-LXTNOGRAPHEE WASHINGTON. D c

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO GEIER, OF ST. ALBANS, WEST VIRGINIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BOX-FASTENERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 203,907, dated May 21,1878; application filed April 11, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTTO GEIER, of St. Albans, in the county of Kanawhaand State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Box-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section onthe line 00 0c of Fig. 2, with the cover attached; and Fig. 2 is atop-plan View with the cover removed. I

The nature of my invention consists in providing the lid or cover of abox, and the body of the same, with certain mechanical contrivances, bymeans of which the lid may be readily attached or detached, ashereinafter ex plained.

In the drawings, A represents the body of the box; B, the cells,arranged therein as shown in Fig. 2. G is the cover, provided near eachend with cleats, braces, or cross-pieces D D on its under side, so as tofit close to and within the ends and sides of the box, as shown inFig. 1. To the cross-brace D one or more lugs, to, are attached firmlyby any suitable means, and so as to project beyond the side of thebrace, as shown in Fig. 1. They may, if desired, be cast with sidepieces, so as to straddle the brace. In the side of the box one or moresockets, b, with metal guards c, are placed, as shown in dotted'lines inFig. 2, in which the lugs a engage, as shown in Fig. 1. In the oppositeside a spring-lock, E, is placed, which receives and holds a catch, d,attached to the cover, as shown. in Fig. 1.

The method of removing and attaching the cover will bereadily seen. Thespring-catch is first released by a key; then the end to which it isattached is raised and drawn forward, thus releasing the lugs, when thecover can be removed. It is attached by reversing the operation. Whenattached or fastened, the braces D D secure it against-any lateralmovement, While the locking devices hold it firmly down in its place.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is- The combination ofthe lid or cover C, provided with the cleats or braces D D, and lugs a,with the lock E, socket b, and guard c, constructed and arranged asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affixmy signature inpresence of two witnesses.

OTTO GEIER.

Witnesses RoswELL M. GRANT, AUGUST STOEKEL.

